If you're paying any attention, you've probably heard that the Social Security Trust Fund is running out of money. In one respect this is true. At the same time, the problem is not too big to fix today and hopefully, we'll see Congress get around to fixing it.

If you ever want to retire, you must think about how you're going to save for retirement. Here's some articles for around the web we found that are important as you think about ever being able to retire.

The problem you're probably facing is retirement is a long way off. If you think that's true, think again. I've seen far too many people, hopefully not like you who think they have plenty of time. You're going to find that twenty and even thirty years goes by like a blink in time. Really, you need to think about retiring today even though your retirement is thirty or forty years in the future.

Read the following two articles. I think you'll find some good advice in both.

Life spans continue to increase. If you're alive at 65, there's a good chance you can be alive at 85. I know there comes a time when you won't want to work or create any more, but do you want to have twenty or more years of this type of life?

A key to a healthy life is a life that keeps you engaged.

Too often we go through life thinking that things are going just fine. There are warning signs along the way but we just don't pay attention to them. I'm going to bet that most of you have had this problem at least once in your life.

Here are 5 things I would like you to think about to make sure that your plan doesn't let you down.

You might be thinking that is time for you to retire. So my question to you would be, “Retire to what?”

Retirement is supposed to be a joyful time of your life. For some, this is true. At the same time there are too many people who retire or sell their business and wish they never had. I don’t want you to be one of them.

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